What was found
WHILE IN-FLIGHT AND AFTER MAIN GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED, PILOT TRIED TO RERACT THE GEAR. THE GEAR WOULD NOT FULLY RETRACT. GEAR WAS PLACED DOWN. PILOT OBSERVED 3 GREENS. ON LANDING AT ANE, THE PILOT NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT HAD A LEFT TURNING TENDENCY. AFTER TWO ATTEMPTS TO LAND, THE PILOT LANDED WITHOUT OCCURRENCE. FOUND THE NOSE GEAR WOULD SHAKE IN A LT TURN. IT WAS ALSO FOUND THAT THE SHIMMY DAMPENER ROD WAS BENT AND THIS IS WHAT CAUSED NOSE LANDING GEAR TO STICK IN A LT TURN. ALSO, BELIEVED TO BE THE REASON FOR THE LANDING GEAR NOT FULLY RETRACTING. THE INSPECTION ALSO FOUND THE 3 AN 3H-5A BOLTS THAT ATTACH THE NOSE GEAR STEERING PLATE ASSEMBLY.